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FtP evidence: prospect of impact statements sparks fears for nurses’ mental health
NMC is exploring whether to use patient experience statements, despite stakeholder warnings
13 Feb 2020
London Marathon nurse finally receives her Guinness World Records certificate
Jessica Anderson cited as ‘proof that not all heroes wear capes – some of them wear scrubs’
13 Feb 2020
How a new nursing role is tackling hospital-associated harm
UK’s first consultant nurse in harms-free care champions holistic approach to patient safety
13 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus: healthcare worker at emergency department among confirmed cases
Hospital in West Sussex informs fellow staff of diagnosis
12 Feb 2020
Top nurses in training for the London marathon
Chief nurse and Florence Nightingale Foundation CEO will raise funds for future nurse leaders
11 Feb 2020
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Coronavirus: search for patients treated by infected healthcare staff
Two medical centres close in Brighton as government announces new quarantine powers
11 Feb 2020
Plans to allow nurses to train as doctors are met with caution by nursing leaders
Professor criticises ‘hare-brained’ proposals, while RCN says standards must not slip
10 Feb 2020
Not even Storm Ciara can stop us: nurses brave extreme weather to reach patients
District nurse teams face down danger to get to patients in greatest need
10 Feb 2020
Not just about patients: the team huddles where nursing staff talk about their mood
Kent Community Health Trust encourages staff to talk openly about how they are feeling
10 Feb 2020
Nurse suicide risk: national institute working on ‘evidence gap’ in figures
Latest ONS data on suicide risk among nursing professionals in the UK are from 2015
07 Feb 2020
Rise in number of mature applicants to nursing courses in England
Overall applications also rise, but RCN says numbers are still ’way below what is needed’
06 Feb 2020
Flu jabs for nurses: one in three did not have this season’s vaccine by new year
Front-line nurses’ uptake falls far short of NHS vision for workforce immunisation
06 Feb 2020
Safe staffing in the NHS: nurses and patients petition prime minister Boris Johnson
Activists want to keep pressure on ministers over nurse numbers and a safe staffing law
06 Feb 2020
Last call for entries to the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020
There’s still time to submit your entry – but you’ll have to be quick!
06 Feb 2020
‘Wake up’ to the burden of endometriosis for patients and the NHS, urges charity
Women wait years for diagnosis, and data show thousands seek hospital treatment each year
04 Feb 2020
Sleep pod aims to help trust’s staff fight fatigue during a shift
Initiative is being trialled by doctors – with plans to roll it out to all shift workers
03 Feb 2020
Independent reviewers to examine RCN’s governance – and they want to hear from members
College orders report in response to fallout from 2018 NHS pay proposal
03 Feb 2020
Coronavirus: Britons on evacuation flight to be quarantined in NHS staff accommodation
Passengers transferred to Wirral trust, as first two cases are confirmed elsewhere in the UK
31 Jan 2020